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Trivia of the Day Blog
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Trivia for 3/25
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/24: In what film, or series of films, would you find a device called the 'flux capacitor'? In the Back to the Future films. It is the device, invented by Dr. Emmett L. Brown, that makes time travel possible. 56 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/25: What international chain was first opened in Seattle in March of 1971 by English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl and writer Gordon Bowker? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Trivia for 3/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/23: Which part of the body is known in medical terms as 'the pollex'? 47 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/24: In what film, or series of films, would you find a device called the 'flux capacitor'? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Trivia for 3/23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/22: What was the name of Geppetto's cat in Disney's Pinocchio? Figaro. He also had a goldfish, Cleo. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/23: Which part of the body is known in medical terms as 'the pollex'? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 22, 2010
Trivia for 3/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/19: When Buck Rogers first appeared in two issues of Amazing Stories, in 1928 and 1929, he had a different first name. When he made the transition to newspaper comic strip character, he was given the nickname "Buck", but what was his original first name? Anthony Rogers. In the 1979-81 television series, his name was changed to William Anthony "Buck" Rogers. A new web series is in production, with a young actor playing a renamed-once-again Lucas "Buck" Rogers. Gil Gerard and Erin Grey, Buck and Wilma from the late 70s TV series, will appear in the first episode as Buck's parents. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/22: What was the name of Geppetto's cat in Disney's Pinocchio?
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Trivia for 3/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/18: Tauromachy is another name for what controversial activity? 48 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/19: When Buck Rogers first appeared in two issues of Amazing Stories, in 1928 and 1929, he had a different first name. When he made the transition to newspaper comic strip character, he was given the nickname "Buck", but what was his original first name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Trivia for 3/18
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/17: Actor Warwick Davis has had quite a varied Hollywood career. He started out as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, played the lead in Ron Howard's Willow, acted as Professor Flitwick in several of the Harry Potter films, and played many other roles in between. But for what series of films is the actor best known to horror movie fans worldwide? The Leprechaun series, where he plays the evil Leprechaun always out to protect his gold, at any cost. To date, there have been six films in the series, the latest being 2003's Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood. 44 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/18: Tauromachy is another name for what controversial activity? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Trivia for 3/17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/16: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which U.S. president wore a ring that contained some of Abraham Lincoln's hair? Theodore Roosevelt, at his inauguration in 1905. The ring was given to him for the occasion by John Jay, his secretary of state. As a young man Jay had served at one of Lincoln's personal secretaries. He paid $100 for six strands of hair removed during Lincoln's autopsy. 42 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/17: Actor Warwick Davis has had quite a varied Hollywood career. He started out as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, played the lead in Ron Howard's Willow, acted as Professor Flitwick in several of the Harry Potter films, and played many other roles in between. But for what series of films is the actor best known to horror movie fans worldwide? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Trivia for 3/16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/15: In Monsters, Inc. , Sulley calls the little girl who winds up in Monstropolis "Boo". But what is the little girl's real name, briefly shown on one of the crayon drawings she shows Sulley? Her name is Mary. And the actress who voiced Boo/Mary is named Mary Gibbs. 37 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/16: From player Catherine (SpclDove): Which U.S. president wore a ring that contained some of Abraham Lincoln's hair? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, March 15, 2010
Trivia for 3/15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/12: In 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Alex Winter played Bill and Keanu Reeves played Ted. What were Bill & Ted's last names? Bill Preston & Ted Logan. 40 players got Logan correct; 41 players got Preston correct. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/15: In Monsters, Inc. , Sulley calls the little girl who winds up in Monstropolis "Boo". But what is the little girl's real name, briefly shown on one of the crayon drawings she shows Sulley? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, March 12, 2010
Trivia for 3/12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/11: The Human Target (aka Christopher Chance) is a comic book character who first appeared in Action Comics #419 (December 1972). The Human Target is a current FOX television series starring Mark Valley as Chance. But the character had another, brief network TV run, on ABC in 1992. Name the actor who played Christopher Chance in that unsuccessful show. Rick Springfield, the popular singer and General Hospital actor, played the role of Christopher Chance, The Human Target. 39 players answer correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/12: In 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Alex Winter played Bill and Keanu Reeves played Ted. What were Bill & Ted's last names? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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